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Tha Kha has a much smaller amount of tourists compared to other floating markets in Samut Sangkhram. With a canopy of natural surroundings, it is protected from the commerical onslaught as experienced at
nearby Damnoen Saduak market. Most importantly, don't forget to take a look at the stars before embarking; the market is only open six days a month in accordance to the lunar calendar.
How to get
there: Little sister of and 10 kilometres from touristy Damnoen Saduak market, this market can be reached by following the same directions to Damnoen Saduak market, and then hiring a taxi to the market.
Another option is to hire a taxi from Bangkok to Tha Kha (around 500 baht). Items at market: Similar to other floating markets, items include fruit, vegetables, knick-knacks, and ready-to-serve
foods. Open: 06:00 - 12:00 (weekends only)
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The Tha Kha floating market is a traditional floating market held for more than 100 years. The reason of the floating market in the past was local people came to exchange goods. There were no roads, so
all of them came by boats. The elderly said that "there were a lot of boats in the past, more than 100 boats and many times that boats got struck for an hour liked traffic jam." From time to
time the boats are fewer and many people have used roads instead of canals. However some of them are still using boats for selling and buying goods, especially on the 2nd, 7th, and 12th of both the
waxing and waning moon of Thai lunar month. This is a region's unique of this place. Local people will come only on these dates to sell and buy goods. So this is a good chance for tourists to see a way
of local people 's lifestyle. Furthermore the village in where floating market is located is a very beautiful place. Not only the beauty of natural scenery but also villagers are nice and peaceful. This
place is suitable for the person who loves the natural and easy lifestyle. Because of you can stay with the villagers in homestays to see their way of life. The way of how they produce coconut palm sugar
is also interesting. They have to climb a high coconut tree to collect its sweet sap for making palm sugar. Tourists can enjoy staying with the villagers by offering food for monks every morning, touring
along the canal network around the village, trying Thai spicy food, seeing firefly at night and shopping some goods and foods at floating market. There are now many houses ready for tourists. All of them
are Thai style houses built more than 100 years and stood side of canal. I am a one of tourists who used to stay and visit this place and I would like the tourists who love a way conservative tourism and
like in a way of simple and easy life to come and visit. Tha Kha floating market is not far from Bangkok, it takes only 1 hour to get there. Last but not least, if you can come to this village I hope you
can feel happy and love this place and also villagers as I am
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